Coming Clean

TN_Sooner

Member
After a couple of weeks of grieving, I'm finally able to talk about my BMW. I was at a buddy's doing tire changes and a couple of other things. We had the bike on a lift, on center stand and a jack propping up the front end. But we were not strapped down...

Front tire was done - should have released the jack, but we didn't... Removed rear tire and were wrestling the old tire off the rim, about 6 feet away from the lift. Something vibrated somewhere and my beautiful bike went over to the right side and landed upside down on the concrete floor. No human injuries, but lots of bike damaged. Mirrors, windscreen, scratches on all the painted panels, damage to handlebars and dash. Snapped the back rest off my Corbin saddle, but that spared any damage to the saddle or rear of the bike.

Got it to the dealership and they crawled inside and confirmed my fears - bike was totaled - cost to repair was nearly $10,000, well more than the value of my poor bike. My buddy and I are just sick to death.

The good news is Geico is taking care of me. Their initial settlement offer was fair and we are just messing over a couple of details.
 

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TN_Sooner

Member
So, I'm moving on and looking to replace the bike. I love the BMW and plan to replace it. I've found a couple that are identical to mine (ie., the fastest color..) and they are fairly priced and December would seem to be a good time to be negotiating for a slow moving inventory item.

Odd thing - one that I am looking at has heated grips with the BMW button but does NOT have heated saddle. I thought the two were a package included in the Highline Package. Does this mean someone bought the bike and added BMW grips? Or did they sell bikes with only heated grips? If anyone has ideas here, I'm interested in hearing them.
 

grey.hound

New member
Man! Can't imagine how would initially feel if that happened. Good for geico. As for the heated seat, I think a lowered seat option deletes the heated seat. I may be wrong, but thought I read that somewhere.

I agree about getting a good deal, especially with the 2nd Gen coming in February.

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SteveADV

Active member
Hey, man really too bad. BUT...A new BMW

And I agree with G, good for you Geico (then again, that is why we pay premiums).
 

SteveADV

Active member
FWIW...Here's an afterthought, how about waiting a couple months for a Gen2. You've been on the forum (and an owner) for quite awhile and it would be great to hear what you think Gen1 vs Gen2.

What the heck, I'm happy to help you spend your money.
 

justscootin

Member
Before the insurance company gets there hands on it you should strip a few things off that you added on like the Corbin and gps mount for your new ride or to sell to another person on the forum
 

TN_Sooner

Member
Thanks for that info. I do remember that discussion. I don't use the heat often, but like it when I do. That's too bad, as that bike has more warranty left and comes with a shad top case. Weird thing is - it has a Corbin saddle with the heater installed, but no wiring harness to plug into and no button to turn on. So someone paid the extra ~$200 for the Corbin heat, but nothing to plug into.

Thanks also for your empathy. And the suggestion to canabalize mods - way ahead of you there, as I'm pulling everything before it goes to salvage.

Steve - I love the bike at $6-$7k, but not as much at $11+. And since I just traded my MP3 for a new Indian Chieftain, I think I'll stick to a used bike. Wouldn't mind a "newer than 2013 model", but I like that red color!
 
I am really sorry to hear about your loss - that really sucks but glad Geico is helping out. Yes, the lower seat does delete the heated option. I have the heated grips (only used once) with the lowered seat. At 5'10" I still think the lowered seat sits too high. I actually wish it was a couple inches shorter so I could flat foot both my feet, not just one. Good luck on the new bike.
 

exavid

Member
Yeah, I'd hate to lose the RED GT I have. I just don't want one of those slow sluggish colors.:eek:

I think I'd have had a heart attack if my bike fell of my lift. I use the Harbor Freight lift, been using it for Goldwings before I got the GT so used to having bikes up on the thing. Lots easier to put the scooter up than the GW. Glad to hear that things are coming out okay for you.
 

justscootin

Member
I was going to buy one of the Harbour freight lifts but I was thinking that if I lift the bike up 30 inches it would be top heavy. I also to into consideration the shape of the center stand being like the shape of the letter H like on the Honda cars and not like the A on the Acura cars. Maybe it might be my imagination but the stand is narrower at the bottom than at the top.


I think I'd have had a heart attack if my bike fell of my lift. I use the Harbor Freight lift, been using it for Goldwings before I got the GT so used to having bikes up on the thing. Lots easier to put the scooter up than the GW. Glad to hear that things are coming out okay for you.
 
Earlier this year while in the BMW shop for front wheel repair, the mechanic put it on the lift and then they used some sort of bracket underneath the scooter to broaden the support out to the outer edges of the footboards. Didn't think too much about it but it certainly worked.
 

exavid

Member
I use the HF lift for my GT, my friends Silverwings and had my Goldwing up on it. No problem if you're careful. I made some side rails that attach to my lift so that I can ride up on it without anyone helping. the lift is too narrow to put your feet on as the bike comes up on it. Here's a picture of the side rails before I painted them to match the lift. There are two pins on each rail to hold it to the lift so they can't move or slip. I have an aluminum plate screwed to the rail on the left side near the front of the lift because the side stand extends beyond the lift platform. I just ride the bike up on the lift, put down the side stand, get off and put the bike up on the center stand, remove the rails and up she goes. I did bolt an oak board to the narrow wheel stop on the lift so that there's no chance of missing the stop and running off the end of the lift.
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exavid

Member
I use the HF lift for my GT, my friends Silverwings and had my Goldwing up on it. No problem if you're careful. I made some side rails that attach to my lift so that I can ride up on it without anyone helping. the lift is too narrow to put your feet on as the bike comes up on it. Here's a picture of the side rails before I painted them to match the lift. There are two pins on each rail to hold it to the lift so they can't move or slip. I have an aluminum plate screwed to the rail on the left side near the front of the lift because the side stand extends beyond the lift platform. I just ride the bike up on the lift, put down the side stand, get off and put the bike up on the center stand, remove the rails and up she goes. I did bolt an oak board to the narrow wheel stop on the lift so that there's no chance of missing the stop and running off the end of the lift. Sure makes working on a bike easier on my old back.
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TN_Sooner

Member
On the center stand the bike is pretty secure. However, we had a jack under the center of the bike, lifting the front wheel enough to take it off. We had reinstalled the front tire and simply should have taken the jack down, but didn't. Buddy's lift even has a chock that we could have used to help secure the bike and plenty of straps around his shop. We were careless and totaled a bike.
 

TN_Sooner

Member
Fortunately, my Indian has a sweet cruise control, so I can ride the BMW like I stole it and then cruise in my Indian!
 
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